I once had a Hyperprostaff 6.0 with the silver "W"
A very rare racket indeed! (the only one i've ever seen and i saw many)
They always came in yellow "W", the silver "W" only appeared on the 6.1

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I was once sent a racket in the HPS 6.1 with silver "W"'s paintjob of the PS 6.0 95

Must be a Pro paintjob of some sort, as there wasn't a retail version of the 6.0 95 in this paintjob, and I've never seen another!

It is currently in storage, but it looks exactly as in the photos at the top (only it's a 95 rather than an 85). It is surely the nearest, in looks at least, to this particular Federer racket, but I too wonder if Equijet has one of the actual 85 versions in this paintjob in his collection?

I was once sent a racket in the HPS 6.1 with silver "W"'s paintjob of the PS 6.0 95

Must be a Pro paintjob of some sort, as there wasn't a retail version of the 6.0 95 in this paintjob, and I've never seen another!

It is currently in storage, but it looks exactly as in the photos at the top (only it's a 95 rather than an 85). It is surely the nearest, in looks at least, to this particular Federer racket, but I too wonder if Equijet has one of the actual 85 versions in this paintjob in his collection?

Jorel, thanks for the links to Equijets threads for his HPS 6.0 frames. However, my thread is for the HPS 6.1 frames as stated in my thread title.

This HPS 6.1 paintjob would be even rarer than the HPS 6.0 one as Federer only sported the 6.1 graphics (i.e., silver W logo and 6.1 printed on the side of the frame) for a very, very short time.

Just curious if Equijet also had this frame and if so, if he would be willing to show it to us.

Cheers!

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faultfoot, you got me this time.... I don't have it in my stash. The PS85 in HPS6.1 pj racket was briefly used by Federer
who endorsed the regular HPS6.1 95 as a promising youngster in the season 2002.
That was replaced by HPS6.0 pj swiftly after several matches. It's really rare indeed.

I was once sent a racket in the HPS 6.1 with silver "W"'s paintjob of the PS 6.0 95

Must be a Pro paintjob of some sort, as there wasn't a retail version of the 6.0 95 in this paintjob, and I've never seen another!

It is currently in storage, but it looks exactly as in the photos at the top (only it's a 95 rather than an 85). It is surely the nearest, in looks at least, to this particular Federer racket, but I too wonder if Equijet has one of the actual 85 versions in this paintjob in his collection?

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hi jimbo,ericsson and other TT buddies, how are you guys lately? Did Jimbo acquire any new collectables recently?

faultfoot, you got me this time.... I don't have it in my stash. The PS85 in HPS6.1 pj racket was briefly used by Federer
who endorsed the regular HPS6.1 95 as a promising youngster in the season 2002.
That was replaced by HPS6.0 pj swiftly after several matches. It's really rare indeed.

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Hi Equijet. Thanks for chiming in. First, I'd like to say that your contribution to the Talk Tennis community is immeasurable. Thank you for sharing your all your rare frames! Definitely a great sight to behold. Your collection is most likely the only one in existence. It is undoubtedly, museum-worthy.

Being a fan of the old school rackets, in particular, those that originated in the 70s and 80s, I am a great admirer of your collection. I especially enjoy your professional (i.e., personal) pro player frames. Specifically, your Federer paintjob collection is out of this world!

Regarding the HPS 6.1 95 paintjob, thank you for confirming that Federer did in fact endorse this frame (and not just the HPS 6.0 95 paintjob). If anyone in the world (aside from TMF himself) had this frame, I surmised it would've been you. I would have loved to see pics of this "really rare" paintjob!

In any case, your input as to what paintjobs Federer actually used is just as valuable as you've proven yourself as one of the most knowledgeable, if not the most knowledgeable, source as to what paintjobs Federer's endorsed. You always back up your statements with proof, i.e., photo evidence, which, I am sure, many of us racket heads here, greatly appreciate.

Thank you, Equijet. I look very forward to viewing more of your collection in the future! I am sure I will be amazed and pleased.

OK I admit, it is my HPS6.0 95 with the HPS6.1 paintjob (with silver "w"s), but the nearest most of us are going to get to this Federer early 2002 paintjob/racket style combo I should think, as it does look like Federer's racket. If you look at it quickly, it could be an 85!

Unfortunately though it is a 95, and it must be some sort of Pro paintjob, I've never seen another.

OK I admit, it is my HPS6.0 95 with the HPS6.1 paintjob (with silver "w"s), but the nearest most of us are going to get to this Federer early 2002 paintjob/racket style combo I should think, as it does look like Federer's racket. If you look at it quickly, it could be an 85!

Unfortunately though it is a 95, and it must be some sort of Pro paintjob, I've never seen another.

Excellent! This is the closest example of an actual HPS 6.1 with silver W PJ on a 6.0 (albeit on a PS 95) that I was referring to.

This frame with the "6.1" imprinted on the side with the silver W is really difficult to find. Awesome, Jimbo!

Thanks for sharing with all of us.

(On a side thought, I still don't get why Wilson had Federer sponsor the HPS 6.1 95 PJ for such a short while, then went with the HPS 6.0. Anyone have any input/guesses?)

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Yes, it is very strange that he used this paintjob for such a short period of time, I just can't think of a reason why. Maybe Wilson just needed someone up and coming like him to advertise the 6.1, then they realised other players were actually using the 6.1, so they put the 6.0 on Federer's racket instead, so he could promote that? Just a theory. I'd like to know the actual reason as well!

Seriously though what a great paintjob this racket has! I also really like the way this racket plays, hits brilliant slices (not on it's own obviously...), and you can't beat a good box beam to fluke it over the net at just the right time in a match!

Seriously though what a great paintjob this racket has! I also really like the way this racket plays, hits brilliant slices (not on it's own obviously...), and you can't beat a good box beam to fluke it over the net at just the right time in a match!

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I thought for ages about getting my own ones of them with the k factor paintjob on but wasn't ever a huge fan of the colour schemeso didn't keep it.
The matt colour looks so nice.

This racket is what I and other Federer racket gear heads have been waiting a long time to see. We all knew there must have been samples such like this in existence and now you have shed the light on this fine specimen.

Thank you.

Would you mind contacting me at faultfoot@gmail.com ? I have some questions re this racket I would like to ask you. Thank you!